Adelaide star Taylor Walker has been suspended for one match for rough conduct, as Geelong gun Tom Stewart escaped sanction for a bump from Thursday night’s game.
Walker will miss the Crows’ vital clash against the Western Bulldogs for shoving Cats defender Connor O’Sullivan into a marking contest, an act Hawthorn great Jason Dunstall described as “dangerous”.
Mark O’Connor (left) and Taylor Walker (right) were involved in an incident with Jordan Dawson and Connor O’Sullivan.AFL Photos
O’Sullivan was sent crashing into Adelaide captain Jordan Dawson, and though both played out the game the latter was in discomfort. Match review officer Michael Christian graded the incident as careless conduct, medium impact and high contact, resulting in a one-game ban.
Stewart’s collision with Adelaide’s Callum Ah Chee was not deemed to be a reportable offence as he was found to be in a “near stationary position” and had braced for inevitable contact from the Crow. His actions “were not unreasonable in the circumstances”, the AFL said.